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Oregon to allow limited fans at outdoor sporting events

Portland Thorns

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns will be able to welcome a limited number of fans back to home soccer games starting next month.

The Oregon Health Authority says outdoor sporting events can be held at 25% capacity. That’s approximately 6,500 people at Providence Park.

The Thorns will host the first professional sporting event in Oregon with fans since the coronavirus shutdown when they host Kansas City on April 9 in the National Women’s Soccer League's preseason Challenge Cup Tournament.

Read more at: https://apnews.com/article/mens-soccer-womens-soccer-christine-sinclair-coronavirus-pandemic-oregon-7e9b445fd480b9b9e2285463ffd7a292

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